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Colour

#FCAE7E

  • #FCAE7E
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light salmon

#FCAE7E is a orange with RGB values 252, 174, 126 and HSL 23°, 95%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#FCAE7E#FCAE7E
HEX#FCAE7E
RGBrgb(252, 174, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6824, 0.4941
RGB percentages98.8%, 68.2%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(22.9, 95.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.9, 50%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 31%, 50%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,559,742
CSS custom property--colour: #FCAE7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#035181

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4B67Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C67Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9FA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 8.8Sandy brown · ΔE 11.3Dark salmon · ΔE 12.3Burlywood · ΔE 17.4Peru · ΔE 19.9Tan · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ECCFC
Analogous#FC7E8D, #FCED7E
Triadic#7EFCAE, #AE7EFC
Split complementary#7EFCED, #7E8DFC
Tetradic#8DFC7E, #7ECCFC, #ED7EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEEDE2
Lighter +10%#FDCDB0
Darker −10%#FB8F4C
Darker −20%#FA6F1A
Darker −30%#DC5705
Darker −40%#AA4304
More saturated +25%#FFAD7B
Less saturated −25%#ECB28F

Channel breakdown

R252
G174
B126
Red252 (98.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue22.86°
Saturation (HSL)95.45%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G AE · B 7E

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